Waipa Delta Dinner Cruise...

I hope I haven't bored you with all the KiWiLand photos yet!  I still have a couple more posts to complete the "Auckland journal":-)

I'm so excited to share the photos of the dinner cruise we had on Waipa Delta or I simply called it the"Love Boat"..*smiley*

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Cruise departs at 7pm sharp (even if you're a minute late they'll just wave at you..lol)

Jump on board  MV. Waipa Delta Paddle Steamer and embark on a 2-hr cruise from 7pm to 9pm 

$80 per person = MYR188 for  a unique dining & cruising the beautiful Auckland Harbour...Its Worth It!!

The Hilton Hotel on the Auckland Viaduct...

The crew were busy preparing the 3-course meal & beverages for us....

What's on the Menu....

Pickles!!...a big NO for me as well as the raw meat *bluek* Just Cheese please....

& bread will do...

 

Salad...I'm cool without it not a 'green' lover ..but I do like it sometimes depends on my mood on the meal selection;-)

No pickles, no raw meat, no salad...huh! You guys must be wondering & throwing this Q: 

"What did YOU eat then???"

Actually, the dinner has just started for me at the point of The Main Course being served...hehe

Raw chicken with brie (cheese) on top, potato & cranberry...

btw, its served on a  HOT STONE..!!

Yup..you gotta cook your own meal! 

Just cut the chicken into small pieces and 

amazingly ,its well cooked on the hot stone for about 10-15mins

Its actually sort of a traditional NZ Maori cooking called "Hangi" click to read more but not exactly the same just the method of using the hot stone for this meal.

& HIS CHOICE...Fresh Prawns & Fish!

 Everyone on the table was busy cookin' their own meal;-)

 While The rest were enjoying the 'City of Sails' 
*Auckland is popular known as*

The 'Sweetness' of the Desserts moment...

 

Oh My Gosh!!!! A Gorgeous looking Pavlova;-)

 Its Sweet..Yes!

Oh...What is Pavlova? *click* Its a very popular dish and a national cuisine in NZ as well as in OZ so both countries kind of  argued on the origin of this innocent dessert.  Hmm...let them fight over it *lol* what i want now is to bake my own Pavlova for Tea;-)

Brownie for HIM...

So, we've completed the 3-course dinner and almost time to say  "Goodbye' to Waipa Delta for the night...

Btw, since we're on the upper deck, you guyz might wanna know what's happenin' on the lower deck;-) 

 

There's a buffet function down there...

I saw lots of Pavlova on the buffet line...wowwie!!

It's getting dark....

9pm sharp we're back at the jetty...The End of the Cruise~

for more info log on to www.waipadelta.co.nz

It was definitely a different experience from the Bangkok River Cruise  along the historic Chao Phraya river. Why did I compare it to Bangkok Cruise simply becoz that's the only dinner cruise we had before this one.  Besides the Amsterdam Cruise and few others basically its just cruising without meal on board. Maybe one day we should try "The Putrajaya Cruise"..yeah! Excellent idea for a Valentine's Special to all couple out there isn't it..hehee.

Okie dokie...till then Tata~!

Sky Tower..

Wakey,wakey,rise n shine...GOOD MORNING!!! Its 8:04am (Malaysian Standard Time), Tuesday 8th Feb..me@home la;-) Balik ke tanahair few days ago but was too tired too blog n apalagi 'qada' tido yang tak cukup last week ^-^

6Days in Auckland, we took almost a thousand pix...oooooo CrAzIeEeH!!  Nway..of coz I'll sort 'em accordingly and will put up only the best photos heayhh;-)

Let's start with the magnificent Sky Tower.  Sky Jump, Sky Walk..?? Nahhh..I'm just cool with the 'SkyView'...no Xtreme activity for me;-)

Ticket prices - $25 & $28 +Sky Deck Access (Adult) 

about MYR60+

Sky Deck on the 60th Floor...

wooooooohhhhhh....the glass floor  in the lift *dun look down*

 

Beautiful day!! A gorgeous view of the Harbour from the Sky Tower...

 

hey..remember the huge Duck! 

Just put in $2..u can hv a clearer view;-)

a'hah!! that's our hotel, The Crowne Plaza...

 

just hang around at the Sky Deck to see the sunset...

NOT only enjoying the view infront but also looking past your feet at the Auckland's traffic below...

Have a drink & light snack at Sky Lounge or fine dining at Orbit,  the revolving restaurant...

Sweet Treat...Pavlova, I Like!!!

 

Wokey..we already spent almost 2hrs up there, time to go down & grabbed some souvenirs at the Gift Shop, ermm...reasonable price I would say!

More info on the Sky Tower just log on to the Sky City website here!

Night view of the tower....Chantique!!

"Catch my next post on Walpa Delta Dinner Cruise...soonest kay;-)"

TTYL..

Vlog@kiwi.nz

Hey there! Since the internet connection is kinda limited here and was out walkin' around Auckland city most of the time, I decided to do my First Ever Vlog;-)



Red 'theme' :  Chinese New Year mode hehehe

Gong Xi Fa Cai!!!

Auckland City...

Yippie we're here in NZ! Safely landed at Auckland International Airport yesterday afternoon at about 1:30pm local time (8:30am Malaysian Time). Yeah..yeah everybody knows that,  it was indirectly mentioned in my previous entry the so called "Before Departure & Upon Arrival" post:-)))))

somebody was too busy taking pictures..so no choice but to pull two bags at a time;-)

Auckland City at a glance...

We took a shuttle bus from the airport to the hotel. It took us about 35mins (ticket fare= $23 return x 2.4 for MYR), 3 stops before we reached the Crowne Plaza Hotel which located right smack in the city centre. 

check out our room @ Crowne Plaza Hotel..

This hotel is connected to a shopping complex, "Atrium on Elliot" and other nearby shopping area, The Strand, Mid City (lots of Korean & Hongkong fashion style small boutiques here) and Metro (a cineplex & restaurants etc) everything just within waliking distance. Hmm..Cotton On is everywhere, price wise equivalent to KL (I prefer Singapore much cheaper & more variety).

The 'A listers'...

dun worry if you don't go in coz you won't feel as 'guitly' as you're in Paris...hiks

Food no problem at all, Fast food heaven...Wendy's, Nandos, Dominos, Pizza Hut, Burger King, McCafe  & Cuisine- Malaysian, Indonesian Thai, Indian, Viatnamese, Korean & Japanese, you name it you got it!! Even at food courts.

Oh before that,  along the journey in the shuttle...we passed by a beautiful village @Mount Eden...

Beautiful homes~!!!pix taken while on the move;-)

Hot & Sunny weather over heayhhh...

Keep all jackets away^-^ summer time!

The Ferry building..

The nearest Harbour...

 

oh gosh..it makes me wanna stay longer...;-)

Hey!its the 'duck race' look-a -like but this is- one HUGE duck ;-)

  

what kind of coffee is that???..can change you to a Celeb!!! hahah one funny ad..

 

Just grab the brochures @ NZ Tourism Centre - all the info on where & what to do in Auckland City

Guess what?! A Free WiFi access is available at McCafe here (though limited access to 3hrs per used, better still) huh.. what a relief! So no more this...

  

 

I mean no need to pay $$ for the WiFi access service @ starbucks 

NOT the drinks kay..Caramel Frappucino is D'Best!!!

& say YES to ....McCafe

Hot chocolate & apple pie for supper in a cold & windy night;-)

I guess that's all for now..look out for my next blog post on Sky Tower;-))

XoXo..


P.S: Can't wait for the Dinner Cruise...!

Boarding to KiWiLand...

*Date &  Time supposed to be published yesterday evening Monday, 31st Jan due to the "un-UNiFi" connection @KLIA (please ignore the word I like to create my own terms "sukahatily")  it was stuck in my draft folder and delayed*

I guess January is being good to me! I'm off to Auckland tonight I mean both of us, its a "Biz trip for HIM" and "Leisure for ME" <^:^>  This gonna be the 'opening' of my 2011 Travel Diary.

Luggage??! Can't travel without it huh!

Ehemm.. the bigger one is obviosly mine.  Nasib baik 6 days if 2 or 3 weeks memang confirm -confirm tak cukup ONE bag!   1 bag just for my shoes & handbags another 1 for jeans, Ts whatsoeva & the last one just to spare some space for 'souvenir a.k.a shopping items' hmm..at least I need 3 bags just for me, myself & I.   Bukan apa bila berjauhan dengan wardrobe kat rumah tu, kenalah ada pilihan 'what to wear' according to 'places to visit' .  Just being a 'difficult' me!

Hey! For those of you at work..Happy Working & for  those on holiday..Enjoy your vacation to the fullest say NO to Fake-ation (still on the lappy sending work related emails during holiday trip) while for me here...Time to hit the shower!!!!!!! 10 hours of Inflight movies - Social Network, Unstoppable & You Again with no SLEEP!

"Auc/ K / La / nd' Bubbye" read as OK LA & BYE BYE.   Live from KiWiLand..! Unfortunately I gotta pay $3 an hour for the WiFi access at Starbucks HERE!.  Can you imagine that, this is CRUEL!! Its not FREE!!. Oh god! I luv Starbucks Malaysia much muchier and muchness:)))))))

Oops..looks like its almost time out for my WiFi access...bye now!~